Greetings Ladies,
My darling hubby is suffering from depression and it's affecting the quality of life of us all. He's very stoic and so is not open to seeing a counselor but is open (finally!) to exploring medication options. His current Family Care Doctor is very old and doesn't seem to "get" mental health issues or prescribe anti-depressants. I would like to know of a doctor who is open to discussing this issue with my husband w/o having to see a psychiatrist (which our insurance wouldn't pay for.. hence why we need a regular dr. to prescribe the meds)
For you ladies who have husband's on anti-depressants.. how does this affect your sex-life. Ours already is almost non-existent because his self-esteem is so low he has no drive. I'm afraid the side effects of medication are going to make this worse and cause more problems for our marriage. Any advice?
We went do Dr. Moon and I just adored him! In fact, I'm switching my whole family over to him. I've had horrible luck with pediatricians lately and I"m so relieved to have one dr. for ALL our needs! My husband got on some meds and already he's feeling better and we're finally starting to look like a family again! Thank you all so much for your support and recommendations!!
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Just in case the doctor below doesn 't work out...cause he sounds GREAT!and she has had good experiances with this specific issue. I wanted to send you my Dr.'s number just in case. His name is Dr. John Moon. He is a bearded middleaged man and will make all the time in the world available to your husband. My husband REFUSES to see a dr. I forced him to go one day and he was so impressed he said he would never see anyone else. He is very informative, funny, down to earth, and keeps up with changing medicines/education. Located in Plano on Springcreek and Pleasant Valley (Custer) ###-###-#### Good luck- I hope things work out well
Please go and see Dr. Calley or Kaylynn Young, P.A-C at Bent Tree Family Physicians off of the Tollway and Trinity Mills. It is a great office and they are very knowledgable in psychiatric issues and are more than willing to prescribe antidepressents. Your sex life may suffer for the first 4-6 weeks, but every person is different. These side effects generally taper off by then. The most important thing is that your hubby gets better. Depression is a very debilitating and imasculating disease and it may take time to find the right medication and subsequently the right dose. I work in the field, but am not an MD or PhD, so if you have any questions about depression, please mesage me through mamasource or directly at ____@____.com luck and please don't get discouraged. Popping a pill won't solve the problem overnight. Results won't be evident for 2-4 weeks if at all the first try. Does he complain of body pain? We now know that Depression causes pain and men seem to present with aches and pains long before they admit to being depressed. Well, I could write forever on this topic, so message me if you have more questions about certain drugs, etc.
I used to work for Dr. Emmanuel Desai in Lewisville, and he takes lots of time with his patients. He is a Internal Medicine Doctor and also takes into account other parts of the body that can affect our moods and trigger depression, like thyroid, etc. The number is ###-###-####, and he is off of Main street a few blocks East of I35.
I know that depression can be hard for the whole family, so I hope he gets really good treatment soon!
R., there is a doctor in Plano...Dr. Shore. I can get the phone number if you need it. He is a general practioner but he just started treating my younger sister for depression. He is very helpful and tries to make the person feel like they are not being judged. My older sister's husband was on anti-depressants when his father passed away, and the first one he was on affected their sex life. They just had to change the anti-depressants until he felt "normal." Since depression is a chemical imbalance it just depends on the person...not all medications work the same for everyone so my suggestion is to just try whatever the doctor gives him and if he still doesn't feel normal or it affects your sex life he needs to tell his doctor so they can change it.
I had very good luck with Dr. Christopher Crow in Plano. As for the sex drive issue, my sex drive increased because I was feeling better. I know that one of the possible side effects is a decreased sex drive but I was feeling much better & mine increased. My counserlor was surprised (so was I for that matter). It is my belief that there are so many drug options because every person is different hence the reason some meds work on some people but not on others.
R.,
My husband has been on anti-depressants for about the past 4 years, and the results of them go up and down. As much as I have tried to help him, I got to a point where I realized that no matter what I would do or not do that he needed to "go through" what he was going through and that I wasn't going to be able to change it. I have experienced a great deal of freedom by learning to look at some stuff with me. I read an awesome book called "Love and Respect" and have joined a great support group. PM me if you want more details. As far as dr. referral, my husband has to to to a psychiatrist also. We pay a copay, but it is still $50. Good luck.
